PNG's back.

[Perth Red]

I'd rather live in Perth or Melbourne by a long way. There's not much in Cairns but incredible heat and tropical rain half the year, actually a lot of crime too.
You're going to be training in 30 degrees all year long.

So would 2.1million and 5million people respectively lol

 

[Wb1234]

I'd rather live in Perth or Melbourne by a long way. There's not much in Cairns but incredible heat and tropical rain half the year, actually a lot of crime too.
You're going to be training in 30 degrees all year long.

You aren’t a kid from png whose family is 13 hours away

Which totally ignores the recruitment deterrent of players being asked to fly EVERY weekend for games, with international flights 12 times a year just to play 'home' games.

they will be a 90 minute flight from family and friends de

 

[Gobsmacked]

I'm so not excited for a team in PNG .

 

[Perth Red]

I'm so not excited for a team in PNG .

Id actually love it if it could work for the long term. It would be great to see them grow and the game days will be nuts to watch on TV. Also gives Int RL a leg up which is never a bad thing despite the little value we put on the Int game.

I just dont see how it can work and the very fact that without the Aus Govt dangling a very large carrot in front of vlandys we wouldnt even be dreaming of considering it tells us what we need to know about hopes for long term viability of the club, and the value overall to the NRL longer term.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Id actually love it if it could work for the long term. It would be great to see them grow and the game days will be nuts to watch on TV. Also gives Int RL a leg up which is never a bad thing despite the little value we put on the Int game.

I just dont see how it can work and the very fact that without the Aus Govt dangling a very large carrot in front of vlandys we wouldnt even be dreaming of considering it tells us what we need to know about hopes for long term viability of the club, and the value overall to the NRL longer term.

I'd love a PNG team after we've invested in growing the talent for 20 years and see actually talent as a result, and 20 years of at least 1 fixture held there with success each year, enough support from businesses there that don't need government support.
The n a bucket load of cash from government.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Id actually love it if it could work for the long term. It would be great to see them grow and the game days will be nuts to watch on TV. Also gives Int RL a leg up which is never a bad thing despite the little value we put on the Int game.

I just dont see how it can work and the very fact that without the Aus Govt dangling a very large carrot in front of vlandys we wouldnt even be dreaming of considering it tells us what we need to know about hopes for long term viability of the club, and the value overall to the NRL longer term.

You're jealous of every bid that gets a licence before Perth. You sit behind your computer/phone and death ride everyone because you cannot stand the fact Perth is an irrelevant fumbleball wasteland.

 

[Perth Red]

You're jealous of every bid that gets a licence before Perth. You sit behind your computer/phone and death ride everyone because you cannot stand the fact Perth is an irrelevant fumbleball wasteland.

Bless, you on the rag?

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That’d be great expansion plan. As long as it’s not yet another brisbane club wasting a license.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Bless, you on the rag?

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That’d be great expansion plan. As long as it’s not yet another brisbane club wasting a license.

If it's so great then why have you been advocating Perth, NZ2 and Adelaide Bears (in that order)?

Perth will never be an RL city. It'll never produce the same calibre of player as Queensland and NSW. It'll always rely on resources generated by the rugby league community in Brisbane and Sydney.

 

[MugaB]

Bless, you on the rag?

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That’d be great expansion plan. As long as it’s not yet another brisbane club wasting a license.

What happened to Adelaide and Perth, you know the whole "Politis knows"???

 

[Wb1234]

That jersey and short combo is a thing of beauty and needs to be gracing nrl grounds soon

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Bless, you on the rag?

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That’d be great expansion plan. As long as it’s not yet another brisbane club wasting a license.

Just as Perth is a great expansion option for the NRL, the SEQ western corridor team is also a fantastic option that will grow the pie for everyone

 

[mongoose]

That jersey and short combo is a thing of beauty and needs to be gracing nrl grounds soon

most of the replies say Perth LOL, common sense answer really

 

[Wb1234]

most of the replies say Perth LOL, common sense answer really

Should base the decision then on those replies and what people say on nrl reddit

throw in the few cowboys and Perth nrl fans From here and that’s some coalition

 

[mongoose]

Should base the decision then on those replies and what people say on nrl reddit

throw in the few cowboys and Perth nrl fans From here and that’s some coalition

guess you don't believe in democracies hey

 

[Canard]

Should base the decision then on those replies and what people say on nrl reddit

throw in the few cowboys and Perth nrl fans From here and that’s some coalition

Given old mate here claims that PNG has a population of 18M, with an elite ruling class of over 1M.

I'm not sure this sort of post carries much weight.

 

[Perth Red]

If it's so great then why have you been advocating Perth, NZ2 and Adelaide Bears (in that order)?

What happened to Adelaide and Perth, you know the whole "Politis knows"???

Because PNG looks set to be in, as dumb as it is. If there wasnt Govt money being thrown at the stupid idea then Id be all for Adelaide Bears instead. Anything other than another Qlnd club

 

[Perth Red]

Just as Perth is a great expansion option for the NRL, the SEQ western corridor team is also a fantastic option that will grow the pie for everyone

Sure for club 22 lol

 

[MugaB]

Because PNG looks set to be in, as dumb as it is. If there wasnt Govt money being thrown at the stupid idea then Id be all for Adelaide Bears instead. Anything other than another Qlnd club

If there wasn't a Png/Pasifika bid then another QLD team would probably to get in first anyway, where on earth would you get your competitive players from?

 

[Perth Red]

If there wasn't a Png/Pasifika bid then another QLD team would probably to get in first anyway, where on earth would you get your competitive players from?

I dont buy the no players bit. Its a real chicken and egg argument. Reality is without that top grade side and the pathways underneath it in place you wont get a stronger player pool just sitting around hoping one day to get an NRL contract.

We've barely scratched the surface of player development in NZ, PI, UK, France, poaching Union around the world etc etc.
NRL is finally getting itself in a position where it can be the #1 choice financially and profile wise to attract players from Union and overseas to play here. Player talent isnt the problem, investment in pathways and development systems are.

Look at Penrith. The'yve had the biggest jnr participation region since forever but only in last ten years have they actually got serious about investing in pathways and look what it has reaped.

 

[Canard]

If there wasn't a Png/Pasifika bid then another QLD team would probably to get in first anyway, where on earth would you get your competitive players from?

Where is PNG getting them from? They have produced all of 1 NRL player to date.